A place like Rustle + Roux, a new second-floor lunch café that would like nothing more than to see
your smiling, hungry face, now open in the Loop.

You’ll walk into the palatial, marble-clad lobby of a downtown skyscraper called the Franklin Center. Head
to the atrium and take the escalator up one level. Yes, it’s a rather grand way to go get tacos and
meatball subs, but hey, lunch.

At first, you’ll just see a
cafeteria-like setup—carving station, sandwich area, grab-and-go section of salads. But then, you’ll
catch the unmistakable scent of beer-battered fish tacos. Yes, Mercadito has created a greatest-hits taqueria version of itself
right here.

And look. Over there. Mercato by Fabio Viviani (the Top Chef guy who’s also involved with Siena
Tavern) is doing upmarket meatball sandwiches, four kinds of pasta and crispy pizza made to order.